Kenneth McKellar

Kenneth McKellar (29 January 1869-25 October 1957) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-TN 10) from 4 December 1911 to 3 March 1917, succeeding George W. Gordon and preceding Hubert Fisher, and a US Senator from 4 March 1917 to 3 January 1953, succeeding Luke Lea and preceding Albert Gore, Sr..

Biography
Kenneth McKellar was born in Dallas County, Alabama in 1869, and he moved to Memphis, Tennessee to become a lawyer. In 1911, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in a special election, and he would continue to serve in the House until 1917, when he was elected to the US Senate. He was a moderate progressive, supporting the Treaty of Versailles, staunchly supporting the New Deal, and supporting free trade. However, he would later come to be more conservative, opposing many of Franklin D. Roosevelt's appointments. In 1952, he was defeated by Albert Gore, Sr. in the Senate primary election, and he died in 1957.